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Recognised as Colour

#194C8D

  • #194C8D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#194C8D is a blue with RGB values 25, 76, 141 and HSL 214°, 70%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#194C8D#194C8D
HEX#194C8D
RGBrgb(25, 76, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.298, 0.5529
RGB percentages9.8%, 29.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(213.6, 69.9%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 82.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK82.3%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,657,997
CSS custom property--colour: #194C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#E6B372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A528Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#10488Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Midnight blue · ΔE 30.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 34Slate blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D5A19
Analogous#19868D, #20198D
Triadic#8D194C, #4C8D19
Split complementary#8D2019, #868D19
Tetradic#8D1986, #8D5A19, #198D20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88B3EA
Lighter +30%#5D97E2
Lighter +20%#317CDB
Lighter +10%#2163B8
Darker −10%#113562
Darker −20%#0A1D36
Darker −30%#02060B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0449A2
Less saturated −25%#2E4F78

Channel breakdown

R25
G76
B141
Red25 (9.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue213.62°
Saturation (HSL)69.88%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 4C · B 8D

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